Another popular attraction at the Midlands Air Festival was the the Red Arrows Team. For displays, as pilots are apparently needed elsewhere, the Reds are flying a 7 ship formation this year so we weren't sure what to expect. Cloud cover was also on the low side and even Red 10, the commentator who flew in by helicopter, was unsure what level of display would take place. In the event Red Leader called a full display and, apart from the initial loop that was briefly lost in the cloud, the display was as good, tight and professional as we have come to expect over the years.
The Red Arrows are now the only RAF operator of the T1 version of the Hawk but back up aircraft are still being prepared and converted for display so hopefully they will be about for a while yet.
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Seen them twice Peter, once at Legends and once at Goodwood. Remarkable team.
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